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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      51,693</td>
<td class="r data">      32,231</td>
<td class="r data">    62.4</td>
<td class="r data">      36,300</td>
<td class="r data">      23,777</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
<td class="r data">      15,393</td>
<td class="r data">       8,454</td>
<td class="r data">    54.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      58,097</td>
<td class="r data">      37,209</td>
<td class="r data">    64.0</td>
<td class="r data">      41,111</td>
<td class="r data">      27,780</td>
<td class="r data">    67.6</td>
<td class="r data">      16,986</td>
<td class="r data">       9,429</td>
<td class="r data">    55.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      60,875</td>
<td class="r data">      37,940</td>
<td class="r data">    62.3</td>
<td class="r data">      42,623</td>
<td class="r data">      28,175</td>
<td class="r data">    66.1</td>
<td class="r data">      18,252</td>
<td class="r data">       9,765</td>
<td class="r data">    53.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      62,777</td>
<td class="r data">      38,451</td>
<td class="r data">    61.3</td>
<td class="r data">      43,319</td>
<td class="r data">      28,352</td>
<td class="r data">    65.4</td>
<td class="r data">      19,458</td>
<td class="r data">      10,099</td>
<td class="r data">    51.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      64,863</td>
<td class="r data">      39,669</td>
<td class="r data">    61.2</td>
<td class="r data">      45,032</td>
<td class="r data">      29,477</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
<td class="r data">      19,831</td>
<td class="r data">      10,192</td>
<td class="r data">    51.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      63,028</td>
<td class="r data">      37,339</td>
<td class="r data">    59.2</td>
<td class="r data">      43,838</td>
<td class="r data">      27,941</td>
<td class="r data">    63.7</td>
<td class="r data">      19,190</td>
<td class="r data">       9,398</td>
<td class="r data">    49.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      63,353</td>
<td class="r data">      36,716</td>
<td class="r data">    58.0</td>
<td class="r data">      44,974</td>
<td class="r data">      27,835</td>
<td class="r data">    61.9</td>
<td class="r data">      18,379</td>
<td class="r data">       8,881</td>
<td class="r data">    48.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      60,619</td>
<td class="r data">      35,083</td>
<td class="r data">    57.9</td>
<td class="r data">      43,639</td>
<td class="r data">      27,022</td>
<td class="r data">    61.9</td>
<td class="r data">      16,980</td>
<td class="r data">       8,061</td>
<td class="r data">    47.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      58,731</td>
<td class="r data">      33,424</td>
<td class="r data">    56.9</td>
<td class="r data">      42,151</td>
<td class="r data">      25,641</td>
<td class="r data">    60.8</td>
<td class="r data">      16,580</td>
<td class="r data">       7,783</td>
<td class="r data">    46.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      55,722</td>
<td class="r data">      31,589</td>
<td class="r data">    56.7</td>
<td class="r data">      39,688</td>
<td class="r data">      24,071</td>
<td class="r data">    60.7</td>
<td class="r data">      16,034</td>
<td class="r data">       7,518</td>
<td class="r data">    46.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      50,485</td>
<td class="r data">      31,533</td>
<td class="r data">    62.5</td>
<td class="r data">      35,364</td>
<td class="r data">      23,175</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
<td class="r data">      15,121</td>
<td class="r data">       8,358</td>
<td class="r data">    55.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      56,936</td>
<td class="r data">      36,511</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
<td class="r data">      40,193</td>
<td class="r data">      27,163</td>
<td class="r data">    67.6</td>
<td class="r data">      16,743</td>
<td class="r data">       9,348</td>
<td class="r data">    55.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      59,666</td>
<td class="r data">      37,210</td>
<td class="r data">    62.4</td>
<td class="r data">      41,677</td>
<td class="r data">      27,548</td>
<td class="r data">    66.1</td>
<td class="r data">      17,989</td>
<td class="r data">       9,662</td>
<td class="r data">    53.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      61,523</td>
<td class="r data">      37,737</td>
<td class="r data">    61.3</td>
<td class="r data">      42,344</td>
<td class="r data">      27,736</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
<td class="r data">      19,179</td>
<td class="r data">      10,001</td>
<td class="r data">    52.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      63,408</td>
<td class="r data">      38,711</td>
<td class="r data">    61.1</td>
<td class="r data">      43,816</td>
<td class="r data">      28,600</td>
<td class="r data">    65.3</td>
<td class="r data">      19,592</td>
<td class="r data">      10,111</td>
<td class="r data">    51.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      61,713</td>
<td class="r data">      36,493</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
<td class="r data">      42,733</td>
<td class="r data">      27,159</td>
<td class="r data">    63.6</td>
<td class="r data">      18,980</td>
<td class="r data">       9,334</td>
<td class="r data">    49.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      61,998</td>
<td class="r data">      35,816</td>
<td class="r data">    57.8</td>
<td class="r data">      43,837</td>
<td class="r data">      27,008</td>
<td class="r data">    61.6</td>
<td class="r data">      18,161</td>
<td class="r data">       8,808</td>
<td class="r data">    48.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      59,311</td>
<td class="r data">      34,188</td>
<td class="r data">    57.6</td>
<td class="r data">      42,549</td>
<td class="r data">      26,191</td>
<td class="r data">    61.6</td>
<td class="r data">      16,762</td>
<td class="r data">       7,997</td>
<td class="r data">    47.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      57,579</td>
<td class="r data">      32,649</td>
<td class="r data">    56.7</td>
<td class="r data">      41,187</td>
<td class="r data">      24,917</td>
<td class="r data">    60.5</td>
<td class="r data">      16,392</td>
<td class="r data">       7,732</td>
<td class="r data">    47.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      54,547</td>
<td class="r data">      30,765</td>
<td class="r data">    56.4</td>
<td class="r data">      38,687</td>
<td class="r data">      23,308</td>
<td class="r data">    60.2</td>
<td class="r data">      15,860</td>
<td class="r data">       7,457</td>
<td class="r data">    47.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       1,126</td>
<td class="r data">         664</td>
<td class="r data">    59.0</td>
<td class="r data">         884</td>
<td class="r data">         572</td>
<td class="r data">    64.7</td>
<td class="r data">         242</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">    38.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       1,073</td>
<td class="r data">         649</td>
<td class="r data">    60.5</td>
<td class="r data">         857</td>
<td class="r data">         574</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
<td class="r data">         216</td>
<td class="r data">          75</td>
<td class="r data">    34.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       1,105</td>
<td class="r data">         674</td>
<td class="r data">    61.0</td>
<td class="r data">         873</td>
<td class="r data">         578</td>
<td class="r data">    66.2</td>
<td class="r data">         232</td>
<td class="r data">          96</td>
<td class="r data">    41.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       1,134</td>
<td class="r data">         656</td>
<td class="r data">    57.8</td>
<td class="r data">         888</td>
<td class="r data">         564</td>
<td class="r data">    63.5</td>
<td class="r data">         246</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">    37.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       1,218</td>
<td class="r data">         760</td>
<td class="r data">    62.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,001</td>
<td class="r data">         685</td>
<td class="r data">    68.4</td>
<td class="r data">         217</td>
<td class="r data">          75</td>
<td class="r data">    34.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       1,091</td>
<td class="r data">         681</td>
<td class="r data">    62.4</td>
<td class="r data">         911</td>
<td class="r data">         619</td>
<td class="r data">    67.9</td>
<td class="r data">         180</td>
<td class="r data">          62</td>
<td class="r data">    34.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       1,091</td>
<td class="r data">         690</td>
<td class="r data">    63.2</td>
<td class="r data">         903</td>
<td class="r data">         624</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
<td class="r data">         188</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">    35.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         995</td>
<td class="r data">         627</td>
<td class="r data">    63.0</td>
<td class="r data">         798</td>
<td class="r data">         563</td>
<td class="r data">    70.6</td>
<td class="r data">         197</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">    32.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         931</td>
<td class="r data">         589</td>
<td class="r data">    63.3</td>
<td class="r data">         752</td>
<td class="r data">         539</td>
<td class="r data">    71.7</td>
<td class="r data">         179</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">    27.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         907</td>
<td class="r data">         601</td>
<td class="r data">    66.3</td>
<td class="r data">         755</td>
<td class="r data">         548</td>
<td class="r data">    72.6</td>
<td class="r data">         152</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">    34.9</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">    41.5</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">    55.7</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">    70.5</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    22.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">          56</td>
<td class="r data">    53.8</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">    67.1</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    22.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         120</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    48.3</td>
<td class="r data">          87</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">    59.8</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         237</td>
<td class="r data">         198</td>
<td class="r data">    83.5</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">         192</td>
<td class="r data">    89.3</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    27.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         224</td>
<td class="r data">         165</td>
<td class="r data">    73.7</td>
<td class="r data">         194</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         264</td>
<td class="r data">         210</td>
<td class="r data">    79.5</td>
<td class="r data">         234</td>
<td class="r data">         203</td>
<td class="r data">    86.8</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    23.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         313</td>
<td class="r data">         268</td>
<td class="r data">    85.6</td>
<td class="r data">         292</td>
<td class="r data">         268</td>
<td class="r data">    91.8</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         221</td>
<td class="r data">         186</td>
<td class="r data">    84.2</td>
<td class="r data">         212</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         268</td>
<td class="r data">         223</td>
<td class="r data">    83.2</td>
<td class="r data">         246</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">    87.4</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    36.4</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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